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they are charged with trying to steal $430 million from the government by filling out false billing reports. the federal strike force targeted medicare schemes in louisiana, new york, chicago, dallas, and miami. >>> former apple ceo steve jobs died one year ago today. his tech company is still going strong. some worried about the future of apple including its other cofounder steve wozniak. but the company stock is up about 80% since this time last year. apple has become the most valuable company of all time. just last month, preorders of its latest device surpassed two million in just 24 hours. they are doing just fine. >>> how many friends do you have on facebook? probably about five or six, 20, 30. >> you are if the social networking site itself, you have one billion. >> founder mark zuckerberg made the announcement yesterday. >> the one billion friends aren't translating into money quite yet. >> not in the stock. no, not driving the stock price up. >>> what do james bond and the beatle have in common? we'll find out next. we've got a check of your weather and traffic. stay with us. stay
they are charged with trying to steal $430 million from the government by filling out false billing reports. the federal strike force targeted medicare schemes in louisiana, new york, chicago, dallas, and miami. >>> former apple ceo steve jobs died one year ago today. his tech company is still going strong. some worried about the future of apple including its other cofounder steve wozniak. but the company stock is up about 80% since this time last year. apple has become the most...
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. >> reporter: government forces,n trying to retake control. secretary pa knelt says the government attacks will lead to assad's demise. >> i think if they continue this kind of tragic attack on their own people, in alepo, i think it ultimately will be a nail in assad's coffin. >> reporter: a large number of syrianing continue to flee seeking safety across theth border, hundreds have made thei way to the first official refugee camp in jordan. >> when you have 1600 people to a thousand people every night, we've got to do what we can. [ inaudible ] >> reporter: there are thoughtse of tents set reup, and they are likely to expand. >> we will keep moving forward. we've got 3000 tents, and frankly, i think we'll be seeing more tents being put up. >> hundreds of thousands haveou fled syria with an estimated 200,000 just in the last fewhe l days alone. in new york, fox news. >>> coming up, another local utility want to raise its prices. find out how much more customers could be paying.pa >> college is expensive, but itt turns out fewer families are pu
. >> reporter: government forces,n trying to retake control. secretary pa knelt says the government attacks will lead to assad's demise. >> i think if they continue this kind of tragic attack on their own people, in alepo, i think it ultimately will be a nail in assad's coffin. >> reporter: a large number of syrianing continue to flee seeking safety across theth border, hundreds have made thei way to the first official refugee camp in jordan. >> when you have 1600 people...
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you are governed by the text. that is the only thing rel vant to your decision not whether the outcome is desirable or legislative history said this or that but the text of the statute. origin willism said when you consult the text you give the meeping when it was adopted and not a later modern meaning . >> chris: if it was the constitution written in the 1800-- 18 you try to find out. >> guest: exactly. the death penalty. i it is clear that american people adopted a cruel and unusual punishment clause at the time when every state had the death penalty. no one thought that the eighth amendment prohibited it. >> chris: you criticize another approach using a word they did not know existed prior to reading. purposivism. what is it it mean? >> guest: what it means and the most popular of interpretation in rint times. it means consulting the purpose of the statute and deciding the case on the basis of what will further the purpose. textualist consult purpose but only the purpose in the text. i have to give you an examp
you are governed by the text. that is the only thing rel vant to your decision not whether the outcome is desirable or legislative history said this or that but the text of the statute. origin willism said when you consult the text you give the meeping when it was adopted and not a later modern meaning . >> chris: if it was the constitution written in the 1800-- 18 you try to find out. >> guest: exactly. the death penalty. i it is clear that american people adopted a cruel and...
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the murdered o limpiance were israelis and the ioc doesn't want to draw the ire of foreign governments who object to the very existence of a jewish state in the homeland of the jewish people. >> and don't confuse a moment of silence with a lack of outrage. we're guided by the saying never forget. the international olympic committee may want to forget but we won't let them. >> reporter: request that, 15 members of congress held their own moments of silence for the athletes slain in munich 40 years ago. on capitol hill, john henrehan, fox 5 news. >>> today the olympic torch made the festive lap around london and it was with flame bearers. the millenium bridge, shakes peer's globe theatre and buckingham palace. the torch completes the 78-day, 8,000-mile journey tomorrow. >> the dew point for most of the day and very uncomfortable in new orleans for example. now the shift is going change and we're going to start focusing on the thunderstorms coming in. nothing now. you still have, are you scared to go be outside with all of the heat and humidity, you are able to see that we have a couple o
the murdered o limpiance were israelis and the ioc doesn't want to draw the ire of foreign governments who object to the very existence of a jewish state in the homeland of the jewish people. >> and don't confuse a moment of silence with a lack of outrage. we're guided by the saying never forget. the international olympic committee may want to forget but we won't let them. >> reporter: request that, 15 members of congress held their own moments of silence for the athletes slain in...
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. >> with the economy on -- pennsylvania government says the fight is not over there. >> the polls shows president obama leading by 11 points in pennsylvania. i don't believe that. i believe it will be closer. >> the tea party is still a factor and in texas, ted cruz is the man carrying its mantel. >> when you are the child of an agreement whose been vogue, with $1 had hundred making thrai kay i, i. >> cruz is expected to win a senate seat in november. he told fox sports sunday chris wallace, he's a reagan conservative. >> my view on compromise, what do you do if you get half a loaf? answer, you ta it an if willing to reduce. >> and he'll have plenty of opportunity to show that. >> melanie allwreck, fox 4 news. >>> supporters held grand opening of six campuses. the offices are located in mort emporia, halifax and mount vernon. the obama campaign now has more than 30 offices in the commonwealth and so does mitt romney. >>> bob mcdonald says the residents nour sights. at the rec ton time, wreel make flight assessments next week. junior mcdonalds was moving from ashton. >>> and the public i
. >> with the economy on -- pennsylvania government says the fight is not over there. >> the polls shows president obama leading by 11 points in pennsylvania. i don't believe that. i believe it will be closer. >> the tea party is still a factor and in texas, ted cruz is the man carrying its mantel. >> when you are the child of an agreement whose been vogue, with $1 had hundred making thrai kay i, i. >> cruz is expected to win a senate seat in november. he told fox...
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. >> reporter: dave robertson, executive director of the washington area council of governments, the group launched an investigation into tuesday into 911 storm outages that robertson said should have been prevented by backup systems. >> centers lost power. the backup systems for power didn't kick in and some of the backups to the backups didn't kick in. >> reporter: for its part verizon is focusing on its regional fa sit in arlington that lost power -- facility in arlington that lost power after the storm. 911 outages also occurred in arlington and prince william counties but after a decade of improvements following 9/11 the 911 outage is causing alarm. >> that's a pretty damning indictment of our region. >> reporter: in a statement verizon officials say they are still looking for the cause but it might not be as simple as a power outage saying, "the issues with central office power failures should not in and of themselves have caused the 911 call completion issues that occurred." since 911 centers are served by multiple redundant networked elements, we are also investigating what s
. >> reporter: dave robertson, executive director of the washington area council of governments, the group launched an investigation into tuesday into 911 storm outages that robertson said should have been prevented by backup systems. >> centers lost power. the backup systems for power didn't kick in and some of the backups to the backups didn't kick in. >> reporter: for its part verizon is focusing on its regional fa sit in arlington that lost power -- facility in arlington...
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. >> we did it to try to help citizens better engage with the government. i feel like the feedback really is being paid attention to. >> reporter: but it was issued to government agencies.ag the mayor and councilunci performance not measured by online technology that is costing taxpayers about $175,000 a year. >> this is based on specifics comments about specific experiences and specific agencies. this is not measuring -- i thine they are different.aare >> reporter: we decided to chec: in wwith a few dc folks, hand k them how they would grade mayor gray. >> collison says even with the campaign issues haunting him, the mayor is running the city well. >> his performance is good. i don't know --don >> he seems to be doing okay.. >> reporter: but others aren't so pleased. giving the mayor the lowest grade. very frustrated. >> reporter: and for joyce king, it's all about the mayor's looks. >> i give -- he has a nice smile. >> he does have a nice smile. just a few weeks old -- the mayor hopes to expands the feed back system to all dc agencies and says this is abo
. >> we did it to try to help citizens better engage with the government. i feel like the feedback really is being paid attention to. >> reporter: but it was issued to government agencies.ag the mayor and councilunci performance not measured by online technology that is costing taxpayers about $175,000 a year. >> this is based on specifics comments about specific experiences and specific agencies. this is not measuring -- i thine they are different.aare >> reporter: we...
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a new report by the government accountability office found that some people banned from flying because they're considered terrorist threats were not prevented from learning how to fly. some even completed flight training without a full background check and were in the country illegally. the tsa has already added new security procedures to fix this problem. >>> george zimmerman is speaking out for the first time since killing trayvon martin and he is talking exclusively to fox news. >> after he couldn't hit my head on the concrete anymore, he started to try to suffocate me and i continued to take -- push his hands off my mouth and my nose, particularly because it was excruciating having a broken nose and putting his weight on it. >> the form are neighborhood watch volunteer is charged with second degree murderer in the killing of the 17-year-old. he has pleaded not guilty claiming the shooting was self- defense. >>> coming up next pepco looking into a major project. details on when we can find out whether or not the company will move forward with a push to bury power lines under the gro
a new report by the government accountability office found that some people banned from flying because they're considered terrorist threats were not prevented from learning how to fly. some even completed flight training without a full background check and were in the country illegally. the tsa has already added new security procedures to fix this problem. >>> george zimmerman is speaking out for the first time since killing trayvon martin and he is talking exclusively to fox news....
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the syrian government announced late sunday that it had purged the district in alepo and inflicted great losses to the rebels. the opposition cans -- denies the claims insisting they made gains in alepo themselves. tough talk now from international leaders. the u.s. defense secretary leon pinetta while touring through tunisia said the attacks would be the nail in the coffin of syrian president al-assad and added the u.s. is working with syria's neighbors, jordan and turkey, to monitor the chemical weapons in control. >> our specific goal is to make sure they're being secure and that they don't fall into the wrong hands. >> reporter: the french foreign minister couldn't contain frustration with the fighting and called it sad and an executioner. >> reporter: it's a necessity and it's france's role that we stop the massacres that they see reason and we prepare for political transition. >> reporter: israeli leaders have been sharing confidence. the defense minister saying on a radio show that no country in the world would dare attack the jewish states with chemical weapons and that comment w
the syrian government announced late sunday that it had purged the district in alepo and inflicted great losses to the rebels. the opposition cans -- denies the claims insisting they made gains in alepo themselves. tough talk now from international leaders. the u.s. defense secretary leon pinetta while touring through tunisia said the attacks would be the nail in the coffin of syrian president al-assad and added the u.s. is working with syria's neighbors, jordan and turkey, to monitor the...
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rebels are still in control of most areas, despite the fierce clashes government newspaper is calling the fight, the mother of all battles. u.s. government is warning of a massacre and even russia says the tragedy is emanant. >>> it is training camp for the burgundy and gold this week we finally got to hear extensively from robert griffin the third he answered a lot of questions in his first press conference. dave ross and lyndsey murphy were there for it. rg 3 talks about being one of the new guys and new cars and twitter and also how training camp compared to minicamp. >> all business now getting down to the season time and i think everybody came back in great shape, as you can see from the run, a letle bit and everybody is -- a little bit and everybody is ready to go out and compete. >> the nerves you had maybe you didn't have at some of the other camps the minicamps, ltas. >> no, man, i think i was more anxious maybe a little nervous for many camps and otas but now that i have been to the offence and you know had a trial at it, got a taste of how fast the game s and just what i ne
rebels are still in control of most areas, despite the fierce clashes government newspaper is calling the fight, the mother of all battles. u.s. government is warning of a massacre and even russia says the tragedy is emanant. >>> it is training camp for the burgundy and gold this week we finally got to hear extensively from robert griffin the third he answered a lot of questions in his first press conference. dave ross and lyndsey murphy were there for it. rg 3 talks about being one of...
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, talking about iran, from the romney standpoint this administration has enough to stop the iranian government from having a nuclear weapon. they're also going to be making inroads on israel tonight. one of the big things that the republicans have been talking about is that this administration, this president, has, in their words, a bad relationship with ties really prime minister. they're really trying to drive those things home tonight. bad hamming of libya, iran is being allowed to build a nuclear bomb, and this administration son bad terms with israel. flip that over to the other side for what the obama administration is trying to do. they're going to hit them on benghazi saying those comments mitt romney made after the attack were inappropriate, showed a lack of experience. they're also going to be talk about that london trip over the surges remarks he made about port security and wrap one china. they say the bane capital background that mitt romney has shows a willingness to let jobs go over to china. one of the things, mark, we want to lack at, if you see mitt romney basically getting v
, talking about iran, from the romney standpoint this administration has enough to stop the iranian government from having a nuclear weapon. they're also going to be making inroads on israel tonight. one of the big things that the republicans have been talking about is that this administration, this president, has, in their words, a bad relationship with ties really prime minister. they're really trying to drive those things home tonight. bad hamming of libya, iran is being allowed to build a...
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someone calculated that that tax would raise enough revenue to pay for government for 11 hours. so it was more of a gimmick. >> reporter: 69% of republicans and 08% of gop conservatives view romney favorably. the top two republicans in the country join today. >> i will be proud to support mitt romney and do everything i can to help him win. >> i support governor romney for president of the united states. he will be the nominee. >> reporter: democrats have tried for months to make the release of romney's personal tax returns part of the fight. romney has already made his 2010 returns public and plans to release more when his 2011 return is submitted. democrats ask cryptically, what else is romney hiding. romney's likability has taken a hit. 35% view him favorly but 47% don't. president obama, 56% favorable, 40% unfavorable. romney and the rnc plan to jointly raise $800 million. carl cameron, fox news. >>> a gripping ko at the box office this weekend. -- a gripping tale at the box office this weekend. up next on fox 5 morning news -- >> i just found it. >> the novel turned movie,
someone calculated that that tax would raise enough revenue to pay for government for 11 hours. so it was more of a gimmick. >> reporter: 69% of republicans and 08% of gop conservatives view romney favorably. the top two republicans in the country join today. >> i will be proud to support mitt romney and do everything i can to help him win. >> i support governor romney for president of the united states. he will be the nominee. >> reporter: democrats have tried for...
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the government has an obligation to the international olympic committee to protect over 100 heads of state who are visiting and all the athletes that come from all over the world. world. >> there hasn't been a final decision on the missile plan yet. >>> friend and family aren't the only ones who missed soldiers when they deploy. their pets miss them, too and this dog is about to get a big surprise reunion. you got to see it. >> i can see the way his tail is wagging there he's happy. hopefully you are happy today with the weather we, had the sunshine, warm conditions and guess what? temperatures are on the rise. we'll have the details coming up after of the break. stay with us. after the break. stay with us. i'm really going to miss you. my new apartment isn't that far away. it's 4.2 miles away ! with this droid razr... motorola... verizon 4g lte... video... skype. you're gonna get lost. this has gps. well, that makes me feel better. me too. i'll go get two from the back. okay. this mother's day, get the droid razr by motorola. only $99.99. the lowest price ever. ve
the government has an obligation to the international olympic committee to protect over 100 heads of state who are visiting and all the athletes that come from all over the world. world. >> there hasn't been a final decision on the missile plan yet. >>> friend and family aren't the only ones who missed soldiers when they deploy. their pets miss them, too and this dog is about to get a big surprise reunion. you got to see it. >> i can see the way his tail is wagging there...
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arguing that businesses are built using government help. >> i think this was a political misstep by the president, and i think that is why the ads are being run. >> reporter: back in the states, romney's campaign is on a new report from the commerce department showing the u.s. economy slowed in the second quarter and. >> if you like door number one, governor romney's plan with tax reform, deficit reduction, or do i get door number two with very high marginal tax free incomes from the president's plan. >> reporter: romney said the legislation the president signed does not go far enough to improve ties with israel. >>> a new report out shows a sharp slowdown in consumer spending between april and june and with some consumers cutting back on buying cars. the silver lining here, the u.s. economy expanded at a pace of 1.5% in that same time period, meeting analyst expectations. >>> starting next wednesday, anyone convicted of driving drunk in the district could face stiffer fines, more jail time and mandatory incarceration if a child was in the car at the time of the offense. frank hara join
arguing that businesses are built using government help. >> i think this was a political misstep by the president, and i think that is why the ads are being run. >> reporter: back in the states, romney's campaign is on a new report from the commerce department showing the u.s. economy slowed in the second quarter and. >> if you like door number one, governor romney's plan with tax reform, deficit reduction, or do i get door number two with very high marginal tax free incomes...
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countries are pushing for another resolution on syria that calls for a political transition and democratic government. meanwhile, more than 100,000 refugees have fled the fighting and many are heading into iraq. for the last 10 years, the flow of refugees has been from iraq into syria. now, it is the opposite. iraq is now setting up more camps for them. >>> mitt romney is in london getting ready to meet prime minister david cameron in about three hours. he is also attending tomorrow's olympic opening ceremonies. romney want to emphasize that he recognizes the close bonds between the u.s. an or top ally but he is being cite sized for remark by appear unidentified campaign advisor who reportedly say thed current administration does in the appreciate the shared, quote, anglo-saxon heritage. >>> also making headlines, d.c. council member marion barry is remembering woman he calls his first wife as a great friend. mary treadwell died last weekend at her home in baltimore. she was married to marion barry from 1972 to 1977 and was there during husband rise to power first on the school board and then on the
countries are pushing for another resolution on syria that calls for a political transition and democratic government. meanwhile, more than 100,000 refugees have fled the fighting and many are heading into iraq. for the last 10 years, the flow of refugees has been from iraq into syria. now, it is the opposite. iraq is now setting up more camps for them. >>> mitt romney is in london getting ready to meet prime minister david cameron in about three hours. he is also attending tomorrow's...
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. >> government subsidized transit service is not for profit. >> reporter: but some outspoken rider are making their case to prevent any more pain in the wallet. d.c., maryland, virginia and the federal government combined contribute about 40% of metro's budget and the board of directors is asking all those entities to kick up their contributions by about 8%. the next hearings will be tomorrow night in falls church and then there will be another one on thursday night in southeast d.c. with three more hearings during the evenings next week. >> thank you. >>> an american ally says it might not give the u.s. any warning if it decides to launch an attack on iran. more on that coming up. save them. presenting woolite complete. it cleans your jeans, and won't torture your tanks. so your clothes stay looking and fitting like new. woolite. long live your wardrobe. it's like so crunchy. it has crunchy stuff all over it. i can't get over how crunchy it is. it's like chicken and crunchy stuff got married and it's amazing! what they mean is, it's french's french fried onions in my crunchy onion chi
. >> government subsidized transit service is not for profit. >> reporter: but some outspoken rider are making their case to prevent any more pain in the wallet. d.c., maryland, virginia and the federal government combined contribute about 40% of metro's budget and the board of directors is asking all those entities to kick up their contributions by about 8%. the next hearings will be tomorrow night in falls church and then there will be another one on thursday night in southeast...
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. >> thousands of demonstrators protesting the government's austerity measures and tax hike. the protesters say prime minister, benjamin is trying to help the rich while raising taxes on the poor and the middle class. there's also anger over military draft bill. right now, ultra orthodox jews are exempt. the supreme court recently ruled that the exception is legal and protesters want parliament to fix that law. >> a monument remembering the horrors of thousands of koreaen women and girls may be torn down. it commemorates an era of sexual slavery during world war ii. but one group has serious objections to it. >> i was 14 years old when i was taken away. >> comfort women. tens of thousands of young asian girls kidnapped from their families during world war ii. forced to have sex with soldiers in the japanese military. what happened in the so-called comfort houses still haunt the surviving victims. >> it is impossible to express that pain in words. i was only 14 years old. i did not know anything about men. i have never dealt with men before. >> they got raped 40, 50 times a da
. >> thousands of demonstrators protesting the government's austerity measures and tax hike. the protesters say prime minister, benjamin is trying to help the rich while raising taxes on the poor and the middle class. there's also anger over military draft bill. right now, ultra orthodox jews are exempt. the supreme court recently ruled that the exception is legal and protesters want parliament to fix that law. >> a monument remembering the horrors of thousands of koreaen women and...
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government did not adequately train or disclose the risks he was taking by doing the work. >>> a call for change in the statute of limitations on sex crimes in the district. that is after dna evidence alleged two rapists can't be prosecuted because of the law. one man was arrested last week for the rape of a woman in 1999. the charges were dropped. paul wagner has the details. paul. >> reporter: in the last five months, investigators identified two cases which dna linked the suspect to a rape. only to close the file because of a statute of limitations. in the most recent case, the woman was told dna identified her attacker but she had no clue until the reporter called her and told her the charges were dropped. >> would you have come up -- >> late this afternoon, fox five spoke by phone with a woman who was attacked by a stranger along this stretch of ninth street northwest in february of 1999. >> she said police reinterview her last month after telling her of the dna connection. >> they told me they got dna off of my clothes and they would notify me when they picked him up and let me
government did not adequately train or disclose the risks he was taking by doing the work. >>> a call for change in the statute of limitations on sex crimes in the district. that is after dna evidence alleged two rapists can't be prosecuted because of the law. one man was arrested last week for the rape of a woman in 1999. the charges were dropped. paul wagner has the details. paul. >> reporter: in the last five months, investigators identified two cases which dna linked the...
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my fellow council members and government officials who serve this city. >> diverted taxpayer dollars intended to serve the children of the district of columbia for his own personal gain. rather than facing another four- year term. mr. thomas will face the pros tect of serving three to four years in prison. >> remember that former council member thomas bought with the money that he took from the district. it was $60,000. well, he traded that in on a chevy tahoe. and recently if you remember, the federal government took that tahoe, they took a motorcycle, they plan to sell both of those expensive items to repay the district some of the money that harry thomas is accused of taking. once again, an agreement was worked out earlier today between thomas and the prosecution. it has been in the works for a couple of weeks now, that thomas would serve 3 to 4 years in prison. but it is up to the judge. the judge has the final say. that won't be decided in the harry thomas is sentenced in may. >> matt acklin, thank you very much. reaction at city hall, ranging from outrage to sadness. we're goin
my fellow council members and government officials who serve this city. >> diverted taxpayer dollars intended to serve the children of the district of columbia for his own personal gain. rather than facing another four- year term. mr. thomas will face the pros tect of serving three to four years in prison. >> remember that former council member thomas bought with the money that he took from the district. it was $60,000. well, he traded that in on a chevy tahoe. and recently if you...
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video has surfaced showing government workers joking about it. in, it a gsa work sings about all the spending he would do if he were the commissioner and how he would never be subject to an investigation. the out ram yuhas charges already cost several government workers their jobs and two house committees are now investigating. >> when the white house was performed of the inspector general's findings, we quickly acted to find out who was responsible for search gross misuse of taxpayer dollars. >> the gsa released a statement saying the agency continues to be pauled by the indefensible behavior and they are taking steps to make sure nothing like this ever happens again. >>> you've heard of byob. how about byow. >> why you could soon be allowed to bring your own favorite bottle of wine to some local restaurants. stay with us. never in my lifetime did i think i could walk 60 miles in 3 days. 60 miles in 3 days is-- is huge. if my mom can fight and beat breast cancer, i can walk 60 miles. you just put one foot in front of the other
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syrian rebels claim he defected with his family to jordan, but the syrian government denies any defection. meantime fighting continues in major city of aleppo. rebels are hanging on there for several weeks now despite being outgunned and having no air power and finally in the north along the border near turkey a number of small towns controlled by rebel fighters now being pounded by government artillery. the goal, to clear out these towns turning them into ghost towns. those few who remain are often without food, water and electricity. in southern turkey, steve harrigan, fox news purchases ws >>> weather is on the -- fox news. >> weather is on the way, gary mcgrady has a check of the full forecast. >> a few showers this evening, more on the way. tom just said it, complete forecast is coming up. this is the plan for back to school. introducing share everything, only from verizon. a shareable pool of data to power up to 10 different devices. add multiple smartphones to your plan, so everyone in your family can enjoy unlimited talk and text. the first plan of its kind. share everything. get
syrian rebels claim he defected with his family to jordan, but the syrian government denies any defection. meantime fighting continues in major city of aleppo. rebels are hanging on there for several weeks now despite being outgunned and having no air power and finally in the north along the border near turkey a number of small towns controlled by rebel fighters now being pounded by government artillery. the goal, to clear out these towns turning them into ghost towns. those few who remain are...
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. >> reporter: government forcesrn pounding neighborhoods in methe city in an effort to retakeo control from rebel fighters. secretary panetta says the government -- will lead to assad's demise.is >> if they continue this, thist kind of tragic attack on their own people in alepo, i think ith will ultimately be a nail in assad awe coffin. >> a large number of syriansof continue to flee. hundreds have made their way to the first official refugee came in majority. >> when you have 1500 people arriving every night, we have to do what we can, and. [ indiscernible ] >> reporter: the camp has thousands of tents, but they are likely to expand.ly t >> we have 3000 tenths, which there accommodate 2000 families, and i think we'll be seeing more stenths -- tents put up. >> thousands have fled syria with an estimated 200,000 in tht last few days alone. allison and tony?to >> thank you very much. >>> more and more families will just watch their nest egg dispoor.oo >> but there -- disappear. >> but there are ways to protect your family.ur f >> kicking off the first full week of training camp.ai dave r
. >> reporter: government forcesrn pounding neighborhoods in methe city in an effort to retakeo control from rebel fighters. secretary panetta says the government -- will lead to assad's demise.is >> if they continue this, thist kind of tragic attack on their own people in alepo, i think ith will ultimately be a nail in assad awe coffin. >> a large number of syriansof continue to flee. hundreds have made their way to the first official refugee came in majority. >> when...
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upset, he declared in his victory speech, austerity can no longer be inevitable he campaigned on more government stimulus and spending france's economy is a driver in europe but struggling under deep debt. >>> benjamin netanyahu is pushing up elections in four months some sceptics believe he sped up the elections to attack iran. >> reporter: israel wasn't supposed to hold elections until 2013 but their popular prime minister, just said, they are going to be in four months and in a speech today he said his government is unstable to regain stability he wants quick elections but many speculate this mover is to give him flexibility -- move is to give him flexibility to attack iran because a strike in september or october could be met from president obama who may fear, alien ating jewish voters. >> he may conclude if president obama is re-elected he would rather have israeli political issues resolved before that. if it is governor romney, he doesn't have to wait another year. >> reporter: one of netanyahu's main rivals said yesterday it is a most serious mistake to turn the issue of defense against i
upset, he declared in his victory speech, austerity can no longer be inevitable he campaigned on more government stimulus and spending france's economy is a driver in europe but struggling under deep debt. >>> benjamin netanyahu is pushing up elections in four months some sceptics believe he sped up the elections to attack iran. >> reporter: israel wasn't supposed to hold elections until 2013 but their popular prime minister, just said, they are going to be in four months and in...
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. >> wes, december 12, the house oversite and government reform committee will examine human growth hormones used in pro football. the hearing entitled hgh testing in the nfl is science ready. hall of famer dick butkus and the chief of the u.s. antidoping agency will testify at 10:00 a.m. in the rayburn house office building. >> on thursday, december 13th, the financial services committee holds a hearing on a portion of the dodd frank act. the hearing begins at 10:00 a.m. in the rayburn building. >> and on friday, december 14th at the national press club, president obama's former national security advisor general james jones will headline a panel looking at u.s. energy policy, national security, and what lies ahead following the 2012 election. the session begins at 8:30 a.m. and that's your capital rundown for the week of december 10th, 2012. you'll find us on myfoxdc.com and on twitter, habe capitalrun down. i'm tom fitzgerald. we'll see you next week. again? it's embarrassing it's embarrassing! we can see you carl. we can totally see you. come on you're better than this...all that prowling
. >> wes, december 12, the house oversite and government reform committee will examine human growth hormones used in pro football. the hearing entitled hgh testing in the nfl is science ready. hall of famer dick butkus and the chief of the u.s. antidoping agency will testify at 10:00 a.m. in the rayburn house office building. >> on thursday, december 13th, the financial services committee holds a hearing on a portion of the dodd frank act. the hearing begins at 10:00 a.m. in the...
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it would change income taxes and split teacher pension costs with local government over 4 years. senate will take up the bill later this week then the houses turn to consider modification. >> a bill to ban smoking in cars with passengers under 8 years old has preliminary approval from senators in maryland proponents say while second hand smoke effects children of all ages limiting the ban to 8 will make the law easier to enforce children under 8 years old are easier to spot because they are required to sit in car seats stay tuned to fox 5 we will talk more about this at 9:00 a.m. today with the state senator who sponsored this bill. >>> there is an unusual crime wave in our area and around the country police are cracking down on laundry detergent thieves total care liquid tide is flying off the shelves especially the bigger sizes that are 100 to 150-ounce jugs those can retail up to $20 then be sold on the black market for 5 or $10, police say there have been arrests in prince georges county american cleaning institute that represents retailers is concerned about any kind of thef
it would change income taxes and split teacher pension costs with local government over 4 years. senate will take up the bill later this week then the houses turn to consider modification. >> a bill to ban smoking in cars with passengers under 8 years old has preliminary approval from senators in maryland proponents say while second hand smoke effects children of all ages limiting the ban to 8 will make the law easier to enforce children under 8 years old are easier to spot because they...
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the paycheck act arguing that equal pay is already used by currentma -- walls and the new bill allows government to how the private company pay the practices. >> they don't like business very much but like a strong economy. >> reporter: in chantilly, virginia, they told the mostly female audience he's pro- business. >> my labor policies would be to keep in place the kind of policies we had over time. a fare playing fold, level playing fold between management and beating the obama campaign is targeting within votes already, and fundraising dinners like sarah jessica parker. >> president obama and michelle are coming to my house for dinner on june 14th. >> but bagging the senate a fairness act of the paycheck never got offground after failing to campaign. >> the neighs are 47. three/5 of the senator is dooley frozen and the motion is not agreed to. >> reporter: this vote was hardly a surprise for either and into some fall elects, they expect to go out and republicans in return, will allow government intrusions into private businesses. >>> the edge on d.c. and the u.s. attorney might be wrapping up
the paycheck act arguing that equal pay is already used by currentma -- walls and the new bill allows government to how the private company pay the practices. >> they don't like business very much but like a strong economy. >> reporter: in chantilly, virginia, they told the mostly female audience he's pro- business. >> my labor policies would be to keep in place the kind of policies we had over time. a fare playing fold, level playing fold between management and beating the...
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nasa working with the government an $11 million piggy back ride to bring discovery from the kennedy kennedy space center here to dulles virginia where on average 1.2 million people visit even though it is way out in dulls will this is not the museum on the mall we are out near the airport but a million two visitors come here, every year, to visit a lot of artifacts including the inola gay soon they will be joined by discovery thursday. there are a series of events here through sunday, at air and space for the welcoming of discovery 39 visits to space, to or bit, including launching the huble telescope, docking with the russian space station and of course the two flights after challenger in 88, space shuttle fleet was grounded for two years after the january 1986 disaster, discovery was the first one up after that and again in 2003 after columbia, we are going to spin around here take a look at the folks we g moments from now we saw it in the horizon. it is on its way it will be close to us all here at discovery, where finally it will be wheels down on display, for eternity they are
nasa working with the government an $11 million piggy back ride to bring discovery from the kennedy kennedy space center here to dulles virginia where on average 1.2 million people visit even though it is way out in dulls will this is not the museum on the mall we are out near the airport but a million two visitors come here, every year, to visit a lot of artifacts including the inola gay soon they will be joined by discovery thursday. there are a series of events here through sunday, at air...
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when you have a great service and great product, and people want to work hard, then action by government and the sba can give them a handout and get them started. >> the president said pushing congress to push a 10% tax credit for new jobs and a 20% tax credit to bring overseas jobs back to the u.s. the house republicans lead the president's current -- believe they're hurting small businesses. >>> the president is not the only one pumps out small businesses. cash mobs are swarming stores, giving mom and pop stores big business and ann coinman has more. >> reporter: cash mobs have been popping up all over the country from san diego to buffalo. in this case, the chugging rhino in pomean ab, new york s reaping the rewards and can be anywhere local from a bakery to a movie theatre to a gift shop. the idea is to spend $20 in goods and services v fun and to build relationships. they use social media to spread the word. the owner has been enjoying the boost in business. >> everyone supported me and above all of the businesses that were nominated, it was a good feeling against all of the other d
when you have a great service and great product, and people want to work hard, then action by government and the sba can give them a handout and get them started. >> the president said pushing congress to push a 10% tax credit for new jobs and a 20% tax credit to bring overseas jobs back to the u.s. the house republicans lead the president's current -- believe they're hurting small businesses. >>> the president is not the only one pumps out small businesses. cash mobs are...
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in celebration of over 75 years of our government employees insurance company,or geico. i propose savings for everyone! and political parties that are actual parties! with cake! and presents! too bad nobody could hear me. >>> a little like elevator music but i like it. i like it a lot. >> make me want to give a group hug. >> don't touch me. don't touch me. >> all right. taking a live look over d.c. right now. cold temperatures you are waking up to. you may want to snuggle up and hug someone this morning. nice and warm in here. >> all right. so here is the teal. we have some cloud cover and one or two sprinkles early this morning. -- so here is the deal. most of the day will feature sunshine, a little warmer than yesterday and the weekend looking decent. >> you also said the redskins game, the rain may be out of here. >> no rain. we will have some clouds around but it won't be raining so that will be good news. cant guarantee what might happen out there. >> give them the best leg up they can get. >> they have a chance. eaglesle are in bad shape. let's get to the radar and
in celebration of over 75 years of our government employees insurance company,or geico. i propose savings for everyone! and political parties that are actual parties! with cake! and presents! too bad nobody could hear me. >>> a little like elevator music but i like it. i like it a lot. >> make me want to give a group hug. >> don't touch me. don't touch me. >> all right. taking a live look over d.c. right now. cold temperatures you are waking up to. you may want to...
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the oprey land conference going on now and wraps up tomorrow even has its own government website saying the program is designed in part, to prevent misuse and fraud. one lawmaker said this is just the tip of the ice burg >> i hate to tell you this but the number i have gotten there may be as many as 77 conferences that we are going to have to look at. we have investigators on it right now we have heard about two and they are appalling. >>> timing for the gsa couldn't be worse perhaps. lawmakers are holding a hearing today to examine the agencies spending habits. >>> 9 minutes after 7:00 a.m. still ahead virginia's governor speaking out about the chick- fil-a debate as customers are urged to show support for the chain. >>> remembering the life of the celebrated playwright, politicians commentator, made his living call linking power. >> red skin -- challenging power. >> red skins back to work a closer look at the offensive line. >>> as we take you to break, a live lookout side of course we will get the latest weather from tucker and julie, next. almost threw you in there tony. we will be
the oprey land conference going on now and wraps up tomorrow even has its own government website saying the program is designed in part, to prevent misuse and fraud. one lawmaker said this is just the tip of the ice burg >> i hate to tell you this but the number i have gotten there may be as many as 77 conferences that we are going to have to look at. we have investigators on it right now we have heard about two and they are appalling. >>> timing for the gsa couldn't be worse...
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. >>> questions about spending and the government's general services administration have already prompted the head of the administration to resign and now two house committees are investigating and new video showing a federal worker joking about how much money he'd spent if he were in charge. fox's jonathan hunt with this one. >> reporter: this video released by the house oversight and government committee. in the video a gsa worker sings about all the spending he would do if he were commissioner and how he would never be subject to inspector general investigation. the gsa issuing a statement saying, "this video is another example of the complete lack of judgment exhibited during the 2010 western region's conference. our agency continues to be appalled by this in defensible behavior and we're taking every step possible to ensure that nothing like this ever happens again." this comes after an inspector general's report criticizing a lavish conference in las vegas which cost $820,000. the house transportation committee scheduling a hearing later this month to examine spending habits at the
. >>> questions about spending and the government's general services administration have already prompted the head of the administration to resign and now two house committees are investigating and new video showing a federal worker joking about how much money he'd spent if he were in charge. fox's jonathan hunt with this one. >> reporter: this video released by the house oversight and government committee. in the video a gsa worker sings about all the spending he would do if he...
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it's money that the government has been withholding and now it's coming back to you in the form of cash. >> it may not be as glamorous as a week on the beach, but think about using it to pay down your credit card debt. it will do far more to contribute to your long-term goals. a survey conducted by capital one shows 33% of americans plan to spend part or all of their tax refund this year. >> last year, the average was almost $3,000. this year, the average will be almost $3,000. that's $250 a month. if you get that average refund, you should march into your employer's personnel office, ask them for a w4 form, that's the one that tells them how much to withhold. fill out that form, give it back to them. if you claim allowances on that form, your paycheck will go up. we call it the do it yourself pay raise. >> statistics show people using their refund to pay down their debt, but intentions versus what we actually do may be two different things all together. we intend to pay down our debt with our refund, we may go out and blow it. we may have fun with it. use it wisely. >> long-term benefi
it's money that the government has been withholding and now it's coming back to you in the form of cash. >> it may not be as glamorous as a week on the beach, but think about using it to pay down your credit card debt. it will do far more to contribute to your long-term goals. a survey conducted by capital one shows 33% of americans plan to spend part or all of their tax refund this year. >> last year, the average was almost $3,000. this year, the average will be almost $3,000....
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a nonprofit healthcare group wants the government to crack down before similar products are made they say putting children at risk. the makers insist the snack will not be marketed to children. no. 4, losing weight might help you get a better night's sleep. a study finds losing weight can help people get a better night's sleep whether through diet or diet and exercise. no. 3, most american workers can expect a 3% raise in 2013, slightly higher than last year. compensation experts say 3% raises are the new normal and they likely won't get higher until the economy and labor market grow. no. 2, there is a new way to enjoy nightlife in the district. the d.c. hopper is a shuttle that looks like a party bus with no alcohol. it takes riders around. it costs 10 to $15 each way. the shuttles run every 30 minutes fridays and saturdays from 9:30 p.m. to 3:15 a.m. >> no. 1 tonight, after five years of construction the new express lanes of the beltway are open to those willing to pay up. you need an ez pass or ez pass flex and that's tonight's fox 5 top five. >>> cruising into the weekend, looks d
a nonprofit healthcare group wants the government to crack down before similar products are made they say putting children at risk. the makers insist the snack will not be marketed to children. no. 4, losing weight might help you get a better night's sleep. a study finds losing weight can help people get a better night's sleep whether through diet or diet and exercise. no. 3, most american workers can expect a 3% raise in 2013, slightly higher than last year. compensation experts say 3% raises...
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government is doing about average. take a look at the report card. mostly cs. not a surprise. the dmv is getting the lowest marks, a c minus. >> we did it as with a way to try to help citizens better engage with their government and feel like their feedback is being paid attention on. >> reporter: but the grades were only issued to government agencies. the mayor and council's performance not measured by the online technology that is costing taxpayers about $157,000 a year. >> this is based on specific comments about specific agencies. i think they are differentment. >> reporter: we see decided to check in with a few different residents. >> a b. i think his performance is good. i don't know about the scandal and the other stuff going on with him. i don't know where that is going to go. he seems to be doing okay. >> reporter: others aren't so pleased giving the mayor the lowest grade. >> i'm very frustrated. i've been watching all my life. >> reporter: for joyce king, it is all about the mayor's looks. >> i'd give him a b. he has a nice smile. >> reporter: this is a fairly new p
government is doing about average. take a look at the report card. mostly cs. not a surprise. the dmv is getting the lowest marks, a c minus. >> we did it as with a way to try to help citizens better engage with their government and feel like their feedback is being paid attention on. >> reporter: but the grades were only issued to government agencies. the mayor and council's performance not measured by the online technology that is costing taxpayers about $157,000 a year. >>...
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spending and more government debt. >>> presumptive republican nominee mitt romney is heading home today the former massachusetts governor will travel to his home state of michigan. he says he is confident he can win the motor state. critics say he is still vulnerable because of his opposition to the federal bailout for detroit automakers they will make three more stops today along his five day, six state, midwest bus tour. >>> making headlines around the nation, the search for answers after the sudden death of rodney king. california officials say they are waiting on toxicology test results, that could take as long as six weeks to determine what killed the 47-year-old. kings fiance found him in the deep end of his pool early sunday. police say they are investigating the death as an accidental drowning. >>> fire danger continues out west in colorado. hot, dry weather is making it difficult for firefighters as they battle a monster blaze near fort collins so far it has scorched 92 square miles and destroyed nearly 200 homes crews have managed to make some progress. the fire is now 50% con
spending and more government debt. >>> presumptive republican nominee mitt romney is heading home today the former massachusetts governor will travel to his home state of michigan. he says he is confident he can win the motor state. critics say he is still vulnerable because of his opposition to the federal bailout for detroit automakers they will make three more stops today along his five day, six state, midwest bus tour. >>> making headlines around the nation, the search for...
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the government reporting the record drought across the u.s. will push up food prices by about 4% next year, well above what is considered normal food inflation. meanwhile, a turnaround in the housing market taking a turn for the worse. the number of americans buying new homes diving last month. you can add ford to the growing list of u.s. companies slowing down because of europe's slowdown. one american company is bucking that global trend. caterpillar raising its money making forecast for the rest of the year. and the hospitality industry, at least days not so hospitable. a new survey says that overall guest satisfaction at hotels dropping to its lowest level on record. slower check-in and check-out time a big reason customer are giving hotels a big thumbs down. that's business. i'm neil cavuto. >>> welcome back. the official start to the 2012 olympic summer games now just one day away. these are live pictures from london where the olympic torch today is set to make its final journey through the streets. the flame has been tak
the government reporting the record drought across the u.s. will push up food prices by about 4% next year, well above what is considered normal food inflation. meanwhile, a turnaround in the housing market taking a turn for the worse. the number of americans buying new homes diving last month. you can add ford to the growing list of u.s. companies slowing down because of europe's slowdown. one american company is bucking that global trend. caterpillar raising its money making forecast for the...
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under the plan homeowners with government insured loans would be able to refinance at half the fee that the federal housing administration currently charges. also military members would be paid lost equity after review of foreclosures and denials of lower interest rate. it's an attempt by the obama administration to help borrowers struggling in the depressed housing market. >>> president obama pushing back against republican critics who claim he wants gas prices to increase. mr. obama says no president facing reelection wants higher gas prices because of the hardship it causes americans. >> i want gas prices lower because they hurt families, because i meet folks every day who have to drive a long way to get to work and them filling up this gas tank gets more and more all of and it's a tax out of their pocket books and paychecks. >> according to aaa, the national average is 3.76 for a gallon of regular, 3.87 in d.c., 3.71 in maryland, 3.65 in virginia. >>> a new metro crime report pinpoints the most dangerous metro stops. shawn yancy has your fox 5 top five. >> up first tonight why vitam
under the plan homeowners with government insured loans would be able to refinance at half the fee that the federal housing administration currently charges. also military members would be paid lost equity after review of foreclosures and denials of lower interest rate. it's an attempt by the obama administration to help borrowers struggling in the depressed housing market. >>> president obama pushing back against republican critics who claim he wants gas prices to increase. mr. obama...
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government will continue making every effort to see mr. weinstein released safely to his family but we cannot and will not negotiate with al-qaeda. >> the 70-year-old was kidnapped nine months ago in pakistan. al-qaeda says he will be freed for the u.s. stops its apacks in pakistan, afghanistan, yemen and somalia and releases all al- qaeda and taliban prisoners around the world. >>> a couple of teachers in montgomery county are charged with sex abuse offenses. police say a teacher had inappropriate contact with children. he had been head of the audiovisual department at northwood high school in silver spring. >>> police have made appear arrest in a deadly case of suspected road rage. gloria mcmillan of alexandria is charged with felony hit and run. police say she hit and killed shalinda harrington. witnesses say she got out of the car, got into an altercation with another driver and that is when she was hit. >>> five men have been found guilty for their roles in a series of shootings that left five young people dead and several others woun
government will continue making every effort to see mr. weinstein released safely to his family but we cannot and will not negotiate with al-qaeda. >> the 70-year-old was kidnapped nine months ago in pakistan. al-qaeda says he will be freed for the u.s. stops its apacks in pakistan, afghanistan, yemen and somalia and releases all al- qaeda and taliban prisoners around the world. >>> a couple of teachers in montgomery county are charged with sex abuse offenses. police say a...
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governor romney showed his economic plans on the heels of a government report showing economic growth in the country was better than expected last month. >> this is an election of consequence. our campaign is about big things because we happen to believe that america faces big challenges. we recognize this is a year with a big choice and the american people want to see big changes. >> i don't think that there are many people in america who would question general powells credibility, his patriotism, his willingness to tell it straight and so any suggestion that general powell would make such a profound statement in such an important election based on anything than what he thought was whas going to be best for america, i think doesn't make much sense. >> and a couple of late breaking developments on this hurricane now. governor martin o'malley issued a statement today saying ad warning maryland residents that hurricane sandy could affect early voting in maryland. that is due to run between saturday, october 27th, and november 1st. brian, the governor reminded people in maryland that und
governor romney showed his economic plans on the heels of a government report showing economic growth in the country was better than expected last month. >> this is an election of consequence. our campaign is about big things because we happen to believe that america faces big challenges. we recognize this is a year with a big choice and the american people want to see big changes. >> i don't think that there are many people in america who would question general powells credibility,...
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government officials admitted today they didn't find out until a news reporter called them about it. fox 5's tom fitzgerald live at reagan national. you just came from an faa briefing and what did they say. >> reporter: the secretary of transportation, as you well might imagine, is not happy about this. there are two big things going on here. first the three aircraft that get far too close to each other in regard to faa regulations. and secondly, why the faa didn't learn about this until the news media asked for a comment. either way, secretary ray la hood said he is going to get to the bottom of this. now this all started around 2:00 in the afternoon on tuesday when controllers here at reagan national airport and an faa control center in virginia had to change the direction of the runway from south to north, to north to south due to incoming weather. but a miscommunication led air traffic controls to scramble two flights on to different flight paths after they came within .82 nautical miles of each other while another plane was inbound in the opposite direction. secretary of transpo
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it is government that needs more money. well, government doesn't create wealth or income. it shuffles it around and charges a price and cost for the service or disservice. >> chris: let me interrupt. the president said one way to boost the recovery is congress to pass the jobs act. he asked for 35 billion to save or create jobs for teacher and first responders; i take it it is a good idea? >> guest: i don't. been there and tried that with the 800 million stim tim - stim ulus bill. no, it is tire discredited theory. and i do think that the president sincerely believes it. there is a fundmental disagreement that the american people will have to settle this fall. >> chris: finally, we have less than a minute left. after the victory. governor walker had advice for mitt romney. it is not enough to run as anti-obama this fall. he has to run as a reformer and he, meaning romney has to offer a plan and show a willingness to take on the big challenges facing the country. i think he can win if he does that. is walker right and does romney need to offer a bold affirmative agenda? >>
it is government that needs more money. well, government doesn't create wealth or income. it shuffles it around and charges a price and cost for the service or disservice. >> chris: let me interrupt. the president said one way to boost the recovery is congress to pass the jobs act. he asked for 35 billion to save or create jobs for teacher and first responders; i take it it is a good idea? >> guest: i don't. been there and tried that with the 800 million stim tim - stim ulus bill....
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we are a $10 billion government. we have probably the greatest amount of development and greatest amount of growth of any area in the nation and need to have a strong government, to make sure we have you know, certainly the confidence of our sit seasons together. >> is there more to come? >> i would guess so. i don't think we will know for awhile but the hallmark of most investigations you start at a certain level, the people you get, get to plead you work with them find out what they know and usually work your way up. >> all right. thank you very much for joining we we do hope we can resolve all this and get the city to move forward together. >>> the president says leaks of sensitive information is offensive and the white house rejects any talk of naming a special prosecutor. why is the attorney general appointing prosecutors to investigate. >>> plus your fourth largest economy considered to large to bail, now getting bailout after all. why is the spanish government saying this is not a bailout. we will be right bac
we are a $10 billion government. we have probably the greatest amount of development and greatest amount of growth of any area in the nation and need to have a strong government, to make sure we have you know, certainly the confidence of our sit seasons together. >> is there more to come? >> i would guess so. i don't think we will know for awhile but the hallmark of most investigations you start at a certain level, the people you get, get to plead you work with them find out what...
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iran is not a rational government. i was in israel when martin said they were a rational . >> chairman of the joint chiefs it was laughed at in israel. this is a country that doesn't think that the holocaust happened . shoots their own citizens when they protest an election. that is not rational. i don't think you have confidence in the credibility of a government that never acted with any rationality >> chris: you think it is worth having the talks or not? >> we are talking and fine. but watching the delay. you think that iran is calling a time-out on the construction and the effort to move toward nuclear arms? i don't think so. >> chris: jeff, how important is north korea and and iran and the obama's handling of both. how important will that be as issues? >> it is significant. i mean, the foreign policy is something that is not in the forefront. we think it is about the economy, but four years ago, we didn't think that the election was about the foreign economy. election is looming large over the campaign. and one of
iran is not a rational government. i was in israel when martin said they were a rational . >> chairman of the joint chiefs it was laughed at in israel. this is a country that doesn't think that the holocaust happened . shoots their own citizens when they protest an election. that is not rational. i don't think you have confidence in the credibility of a government that never acted with any rationality >> chris: you think it is worth having the talks or not? >> we are talking...
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now, video has surfaced showing government workers making fun about the whole thing. in it, a gsa worker sings about all the spending he would do if he were commissioner and how he would never be subject to an investigation. the outrageous charges already cost several government worker their jobs and two house committees are now investigating. >> when the white house was informed of the inspector general's findings in this matter, we white house quickly acted to determine who was responsible for such a gross misuse of taxpayer dollars. >> the gsa released a statement saying the agency continues to be appalled by the indefensible behavior and they are taking steps to assure that nothing like this ever happens again. >>> to sports now, some say it is a smoking gun in the new orleans saints bounty scandal. >> a damaging audiotape surfaced. it contain as a pre-game speech from former defensive coordinator gregg williams. in the recording, he speaks passionately and profanely urging players to focus on the opposing team's star players by being intimidating and physical. he
now, video has surfaced showing government workers making fun about the whole thing. in it, a gsa worker sings about all the spending he would do if he were commissioner and how he would never be subject to an investigation. the outrageous charges already cost several government worker their jobs and two house committees are now investigating. >> when the white house was informed of the inspector general's findings in this matter, we white house quickly acted to determine who was...
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healthcare for everybody. >> the large every the government, the -- larger the government, the lesser my individual freedom and liberty. >> reporter: many waited in line for tickets. >> you got my tickets. >> reporter: he is on a father- son trip to d.c. >> and he'll have the opportunity to one day tell people he was there when they argued the case. i'm an individual who believes the less government in people alives, the better and so both sides of the argument. this is one of the cases where we have a broken healthcare system and need to find a solution. >> reporter: the police stood close by but there was no trouble. 120 members of the public got inside the buildings here all of today's arguments and these folks lined up are all ready waiting to get in tomorrow morning. some of them are waiting in line to get themselves in and some are waiting for someone else, holding the space and getting paid for it. beth parker, fox 5 news. >>> breaking news out of southeast. you see hazmat crews responded to a metro bus at angel place and alabama avenue after police say a teenager threw an unkn
healthcare for everybody. >> the large every the government, the -- larger the government, the lesser my individual freedom and liberty. >> reporter: many waited in line for tickets. >> you got my tickets. >> reporter: he is on a father- son trip to d.c. >> and he'll have the opportunity to one day tell people he was there when they argued the case. i'm an individual who believes the less government in people alives, the better and so both sides of the argument....
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the british government had to beg people to come back. >> london is working well. come back and shop. >> reporter: there are signs people will come back. >> we've had no problems getting in and out at all. >> very good, very grued we are here for shopping. >> reporter: it might take a lot more visitors than that to pay off the olympic $15 billion price tag. >>> we still have plenty ahead, your weather, traffic and all your top stories. >> fox 5 morning news at 4:30 starts now. >>> good mop morning. start of a new week. had a little bit of rain here and there, at least i did in my neighborhood. what about you? >> a little bit, not a lot. i'm sarah simmons. >> i'm wisdom martin. welcome to fox 5 morning news. let's talk about weather. >> good morning to you. >> no coat today? >> couldn't do it yet. >> kind of humid out. >> still have to peel my shirt off my back. improvement in the form of slightly less humid air this afternoon. >> oh, good. maybe i little sunshine. yesterday, we were 98. that would explain why i was sweating so much in the car. >> probably so. >> 80
the british government had to beg people to come back. >> london is working well. come back and shop. >> reporter: there are signs people will come back. >> we've had no problems getting in and out at all. >> very good, very grued we are here for shopping. >> reporter: it might take a lot more visitors than that to pay off the olympic $15 billion price tag. >>> we still have plenty ahead, your weather, traffic and all your top stories. >> fox 5...
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history in government trivia? >> in 20 minutes, we'll show you how a few people did in a citizenship test. >>> first, following our big stories is sherri. >>> >> six days after the storm. tens of thousands of people are without power. the damage yet to be cleaned up. so why is pepco telling some people their power is back when the lights are still off? we'll have the very latest coming up. oreo and dunkin' are the perfect match for the perfect moment. enjoy the new oreo coolatta and donut today. america runs on dunkin'. real big deals of the week. or how to get great prices on things you need. we know you look around for the best deals. that's why we give you real big club card deals each week. right now, fresh-picked peaches are just 77 cents a pound. get a super low price on tide. $10.99 for 100 ounces. yoplait yogurt is just 50 cents. real big deals this week and every week. only at safeway. ingredients for life. in the black forest. [ metallic bell toll ] [ car speeding down the road, lightning strikes ] where
history in government trivia? >> in 20 minutes, we'll show you how a few people did in a citizenship test. >>> first, following our big stories is sherri. >>> >> six days after the storm. tens of thousands of people are without power. the damage yet to be cleaned up. so why is pepco telling some people their power is back when the lights are still off? we'll have the very latest coming up. oreo and dunkin' are the perfect match for the perfect moment. enjoy the new...
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. >> reporter: as for continuing health threats the government announced some 50 types of cancers will be added to the list of illnesses covered by the fund set up to help 9/11 survivors and first responders. >>> d.c. council member mary shea toured fair houses in our area and thanked first responders. >>> impossible not to mark this day without talking about the weather because that day is etched in our minds, and i think everybody can remember how it felt that day walking outside, knowing that history had changed and feeling that crisp september breeze. >> just like we had today. >> just like today. i'll to have go back and see what the high temperature was. our high was 78 today. it is spectacular. hope that it brings you some comfort on what is a very sad memorial day but some of our best weather. now we begin in september, and it took a little while to get here, but would you believe those 40s that we dropped to last night, you have to go back to may to find temperatures that cool across the region. so it has been a glorious day. cloud-free. tomorrow is going to be very much the s
. >> reporter: as for continuing health threats the government announced some 50 types of cancers will be added to the list of illnesses covered by the fund set up to help 9/11 survivors and first responders. >>> d.c. council member mary shea toured fair houses in our area and thanked first responders. >>> impossible not to mark this day without talking about the weather because that day is etched in our minds, and i think everybody can remember how it felt that day...
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you want to talk about a soft economy and to tack about too much government. those are all arrows in his quiver you'll be using. on the other hand, the president's going to push back and say look, in ohio, their unemployment is less than the national average. look at michigan, the success of the automobile industry where a lot of ohioans gaped their jobs from and we're going to the right path and don't need someone who doesn't care about the auto industry. he told him to go bankrupt and who will outsource jobs. >> 99 degrees outside, fighting d.c. traffic. american university professor, lenny type is horn, thank you for coming in tonight. appreciate it. >> thank you. >> accusations of widespread vote buying in mexico's election prompted a recount. they said one of the president candidates gave gift cards before the election and they found inconsistencies in the results. the candidate who lost refuses to concede until the recount is complete. >>> six people under arrest in london on suspicion of planning terror attacks. they said they were unrelated to the olym
you want to talk about a soft economy and to tack about too much government. those are all arrows in his quiver you'll be using. on the other hand, the president's going to push back and say look, in ohio, their unemployment is less than the national average. look at michigan, the success of the automobile industry where a lot of ohioans gaped their jobs from and we're going to the right path and don't need someone who doesn't care about the auto industry. he told him to go bankrupt and who...
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government. all of these reforms won't be free. d.c. passengers in cabs will now be forking over an extra 50 crept to help pay for it all. the questions over uber are not done either. council woman cheh says she will convene another hearing at the end of september to tackle those issues. >> a little competition out there. we'll see what happens. >>> coming up, a night in jail for some virginia resident and they didn't do anything wrong. >> up next, meals and shelter behind bars. justice handed down by mother nature. we'll explain. >>> welcome back. google is teaming up with the smithsonian and mapping it room by room. visitors can now trace the steps in 17 museums including the air and space museum, the part right gallery and the national disoosm the interior map totaling 2.7 million square feet can be accessed with google maps for android. pretty cool. >> also pretty cool for some people, injured ground power lines may be coming to the district. councilmember jack evans introduced legislation that would create a group
government. all of these reforms won't be free. d.c. passengers in cabs will now be forking over an extra 50 crept to help pay for it all. the questions over uber are not done either. council woman cheh says she will convene another hearing at the end of september to tackle those issues. >> a little competition out there. we'll see what happens. >>> coming up, a night in jail for some virginia resident and they didn't do anything wrong. >> up next, meals and shelter behind...